Patient Access Representative

Job Opportunity At Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo

Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo is offering a full-time position in the patient services behavioral health department. The hospital is located in Kokomo, IN. The benefits include paid time off, various health insurance options, wellness plans, retirement benefits, long-term and short-term disability, employee assistance programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, and ways to give back to the community. The compensation varies based on factors including experience, skills, education, performance, location, and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities include communicating with patients, participants, and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures, performing clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration, gathering necessary demographic, insurance, and clinical information from patients, scheduling patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources, coordinating and communicating schedules, assisting with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification / authorization, and providing counseling to patients, participants, or their representatives regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.

Education requirement is a high school diploma equivalency or one year of applicable cumulative job specific experience. Required professional licensure / certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana has been providing rewarding careers in healthcare for over 148 years. With 24 hospitals throughout the greater Indianapolis and Evansville areas, Ascension St. Vincent offers careers in a wide range of services including acute and long-term care, bariatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatric services, primary and urgent care, women's health services and more. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states. Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex / gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.